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Emergency lights with generator

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So under NFPA 101

A health care has emergency lights with generator back up

Do they have to be tested?

If so how often per 101?

section 7.9.3 of NFPA 101, or whatever section you want to use
 
NYS only uses NFPA 101-15 in one instance, so not familiar with it... What does the fixture (and generator) manufacturer require?
 
well it is either a NFPA 101 question or a NFPA 110 question.

101 is not clear and seems to say battery back lights have to be tested, and does not really say anything about generator powered ones.

I am thinking something in 110 says you have to test the circuit or load???
 
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Well this is actually someone else's question.

So I am setting there eating my Firehouse sub and the emergency light goes off in my head.

If the emergency lights are powered by a generator. And, the generator comes on during a required event::

1. The lights powered by the generator are normally on when building is occupied

2. So you can check the lights to see if they are working, which means the wiring is good all the way back to the circuit breaker.


3. So all the seems to be left is will the generator come on and do you get power to the circuits??
 
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The IFC also requires a maintenance and inspection schedule as part of the system design and approval, so the ITM stuff should be spelled out before the CofO is issued.
 
Also, something to consider is that the emergency lighting is required to illuminate when the normal lighting circuit loses power (such as an open circuit breaker or similar). Often, the emergency generator is arranged to kick on only upon total power loss to the main panel - if that is the arrangement, then the generator might not be able to be considered as providing power for emergency lighting, because an entire section of the building could lose power to the lights, but if the main panel doesn't lose power, the generator never kicks on.
 
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